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Using Email Server Protection
Email server protection supplements the email scans performed on client computers by intercepting
threats at the email server.
This chapter contains information on installing and using email server protection for Microsoft
Exchange servers with Total Protection Service.
Email server protection is installed on email servers running Microsoft Exchange Server version 2003
or 2007 to protect them from viruses, spam, unwanted content, potentially unwanted programs, and
banned file types or messages.
Total Protection Service allows you to view summary information about email server detections in the
SecurityCenter. You can also click links in the SecurityCenter to access the management console on
the email server, where you can configure policy settings and manage email server protection. (The
software must be installed with default options, which include a web-based user interface, to access
the console from the SecurityCenter.)
Contents
Email server protection features
The installation and setup process
The email server protection widget and management console
Management of email server protection
Where to find more information
Email server protection features
Email server protection software includes two basic types of features: those that protect your email
servers from a wide variety of threats and those that help you manage the protection features.
Protection features
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Protects against virus — Scans all email messages for viruses and protects your Exchange server
by intercepting detections and cleaning or deleting them. Uses advanced heuristic methods to
identify unknown viruses or suspected virus-like items, then blocks them.
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Protects against spam — Assigns a spam score to each email message during scanning, then
takes action based on the spam rules you configure.
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Protects against phishing — Detects phishing emails that fraudulently try to obtain your
personal information.
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Detects packers and potentially unwanted programs — Detects packers that compress and
encrypt the original code of an executable file. Also detects potentially unwanted programs.
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Filters content — Scans the content in each email message's subject line, body, and attachment.
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